MSG Laigaie
Campaign Veteran
We do a big Halloween display at our house each year. It takes about three weeks to set up and it gets a bit complicated as it goes up. This year there were a half dozen armed friends helping out with the festivities. SVG, NavyLTC, Boomboy and their respective Significant Others, and a few of their children. Weapons were abundant and very visible. A point here is the weapons were holstered at just about eye level for a great deal of the children.
Here is what I observed from the Public.
I keep a close count of the number of people who visit. With the help of Navys daughter, the count this year was 294. Not bad. Many conversations ensued about firearms. The Moms would tell me that they had been observing me "build" the Cemetery for weeks by doing daily drive bys. As I am always visibly armed, the "Oh No, He's got a Gun!!" cr@p does not enter the equation and the Hoplophobes just do not come back. Those who do come tell me they support our being armed and felt as though they were in a "safe" environment.
More than one child would ask me or the Mom if my pistol was real. I would reply that it was and the next question was "Why do you have it?" I would answer that I loved my family very much and wanted to always be able to protect them. The Moms seemed to always agree. Small seeds in growing minds. Good Guys with guns. Cool, I think we made a good impression on the Community.
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Here is what I observed from the Public.
I keep a close count of the number of people who visit. With the help of Navys daughter, the count this year was 294. Not bad. Many conversations ensued about firearms. The Moms would tell me that they had been observing me "build" the Cemetery for weeks by doing daily drive bys. As I am always visibly armed, the "Oh No, He's got a Gun!!" cr@p does not enter the equation and the Hoplophobes just do not come back. Those who do come tell me they support our being armed and felt as though they were in a "safe" environment.
More than one child would ask me or the Mom if my pistol was real. I would reply that it was and the next question was "Why do you have it?" I would answer that I loved my family very much and wanted to always be able to protect them. The Moms seemed to always agree. Small seeds in growing minds. Good Guys with guns. Cool, I think we made a good impression on the Community.
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